3300 Coldstream Avenue
In this dual mural the Fisher children are fishing the Shuswap River on the left,
while Wally Fisher and son Herb have just done some logging on the right.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Family Life
The Fisher Family - 2000
3300 Coldstream Avenue
In this dual mural the Fisher children are fishing the Shuswap River on the left,
while Wally Fisher and son Herb have just done some logging on the right.
3300 Coldstream Avenue
In this dual mural the Fisher children are fishing the Shuswap River on the left,
while Wally Fisher and son Herb have just done some logging on the right.
Friday, October 17, 2008
A tribute to pioneer women
This mural is a tribute to pioneer women. Catherine Schubert, the mural's subject, was the first white woman to travel overland from eastern Canada to B.C. Her trip is especially remarkable because she was five months pregnant when she started out with her husband and three youngsters.
Catherine Schubert (2002)
Located at 3505 - 30th Avenue
Catherine Schubert (2002)
Located at 3505 - 30th Avenue
Friday, October 10, 2008
Steam Boat of the Okanagan
Captain Shorts, High Admiral of the Okanagan Ocean, began a rowboat service with a boat named after his mother, Ruth Short.
Captain Shorts eventually developed a steam-powered vessel.
The crew of Captain Shorts' steam boat - the S. S. Penticton.
Captain Shorts and the Crew of the S. S. Penticton - 1999
Captain Shorts eventually developed a steam-powered vessel.
The crew of Captain Shorts' steam boat - the S. S. Penticton.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Life on the Ranch
Located at 3213 30th Avenue, this mural celebrates the young men that came to the valley in the 1860s to 1890s to live the cowboy way of life on the cattle ranches. The best riders and ropers were the Okanagan First Nation Cowboys.
Cowboys - 2002
Monday, October 06, 2008
Celebrating Aboriginal Peoples
This mural, "Okanagan Indian Band" is at 3219 31st Avenue - west-facing wall
It depicts the culture of the Okanagan First Nation's people. Notice the eagle and the wolf which are very much a part of lake legends. Some of the people in the mural are chief Pierre Louis and his wife Catherine, as well as Tommy Gregoire, an accomplished rodeo rider.
It depicts the culture of the Okanagan First Nation's people. Notice the eagle and the wolf which are very much a part of lake legends. Some of the people in the mural are chief Pierre Louis and his wife Catherine, as well as Tommy Gregoire, an accomplished rodeo rider.
Okanagan Indian Band - 2001
Friday, October 03, 2008
Kalamalka Lake
I've been holidaying, thus the almost month-long absence. And I have been collecting more murals!
But before we get to those, let's finish Vernon. Today, the mural at 3300 34th Avenue North. This mural celebrates Vernon's beautiful Kalmalka Lake. It was based on a hand-tinted photograph by George Meers and captures the lake's greenish-blue hue. Included are a detail of the brush work and the head artist's signature.
But before we get to those, let's finish Vernon. Today, the mural at 3300 34th Avenue North. This mural celebrates Vernon's beautiful Kalmalka Lake. It was based on a hand-tinted photograph by George Meers and captures the lake's greenish-blue hue. Included are a detail of the brush work and the head artist's signature.
Kalamalka Lake (2002)
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